$11.5b Adani-IRH aluminium project set to strengthen Odisha’s aluminium value chain
Odisha has handed over more than 7,000 acres of land for the Adani Group-International Resources Holding (IRH) joint venture’s proposed USD 11.5 billion integrated aluminium complex. This covers planned alumina refining, aluminium smelting and downstream manufacturing facilities across Sundargarh...
Dr Sanja Miskovic joins American Rare Earths to advance Halleck Creek processing
American Rare Earths has appointed Dr Sanja Miskovic as Chief Technical Advisor, with her work focused on process optimisation and recovery as the company advances the feasibility study for its Halleck Creek Rare Earths Project in Wyoming, USA. Miskovic will work on flowsheet development, mineral...
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Rio Tinto's modernised Kitimat aluminium smelter opens amid fanfare
<p>Metal and Mining giant Rio Tinto opened the doors of its newly modernised aluminium smelter in Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada. The entire Kitimat community was welcomed by the company for a day-long celebration which included family activities, interactive exhibits, and bus tours of the...
Indian Railways to use Aluminium alloy span in Pamban steel Rail Bridge
<p class="body">Indian Railways have taken a decision to use a span made of Aluminium alloy in a steel rail bridge. In this welcoming move, Railways would replace the ageing Scherzer’s span, designed by a German Engineer, at the century-old Pamban Rail Bridge with an aluminium alloy...
Proposed aluminium plant in Pineville faces lawsuit
<p>Creditors allege in a court filings that the companies behind a planned aluminium plant in Pineville owe more than $2 million in unpaid loans and contracts.<br /><br />Revolution Aluminum LLC, which announced plans last year to build a $1.5 billion production complex that could employ more than...
Orbite HPA plant progressing well towards production start
<p>Orbite Technologies today provided an update on the start-up of its high purity alumina ("HPA") plant. Activities continue to progress towards start of production in Q3.<br /><br />As previously reported, the initial heat up of the decomposer and calciner ovens commenced over the Labour Day long...
Press Metal plans JV project in China to manufacture pre-baked carbon anodes
<p>Malaysian aluminium major Press Metal Bhd is getting into a joint venture (JV) with a Chinese aluminium raw material supplier to build a project in China to manufacture pre-baked carbon anodes, company confirmed this in a statement to Bursa Malaysia.<br /><br />The aluminium extruder said that...
JVM Castings supplies lightweight aluminium die casting for International Quarter London
<p>JVM Castings recently completed designing and commissioning of a new lightweight aluminium die casting for building developments at International Quarter London, a press release from the company confirmed yesterday. IQL is a project that will offer over 4 million square feet of Grade...
Altech Chemicals provides design and engineering update on its proposed Malaysian HPA plant
<p>Altech Chemicals Limited has provided an update on the detailed design and engineering work that is currently being undertaken by German firm M+W Group in Stuttgart, Germany, for its proposed Malaysian high purity alumina (HPA) plant.<br /><br />M+W Group is a leading global high-tech...
Anglesey Aluminium site demolition plans unveiled
<p>A demolition notice has been lodged with the island’s council planners by the Orthios Group to make way for the billion-pound project.<br /><br />The application will see the flattening of several one-storey buildings which used to house the potlines, metal products and green carbon...
Indian Railways to float global tender for procuring 300 aluminium coaches
<p>After the successful trial run of Talgo train, Indian Railway Ministry is almost decisive about procuring 300 light-weight aluminium coaches from the market to for faster inter-city travelling. <br /><br />The main railway routes are already over-saturated and are posing a serious challenge for...
Suspended aluminium mesh sculpture transforms park environment at nightfall
<p>Seattle-based artist, Sophia Wheelwright has designed a cloud like aluminium mesh sculpture called Suspended Eddies that is beautifully installed among the trees in Seattle’s Occidental Square. This suspended sculpture, lit with innovative LED lighting transforms the park’s space...
Dudley’s Aluminium wins £1.25 million contract for Bristol project
<p>UK's leading independent construction and property services company Willmott Dixon has awarded Dudley’s Aluminium a works contract for a new office development in Bristol. The contract worth £1.25 million requires the Cardiff-based aluminium building systems manufacturer to provide...
Alcoa Samara and VSMPO-AVISMA JV to manufacture AlTi aerospace component parts
<p>Alcoa Samara, Russia's largest producer of fabricated aluminium products and VSMPO-AVISMA, the leading titanium producer, have joined hands to work on the technology of aluminium-titanium bonding to produce large, high-end metal alloy parts for use in aircraft manufacturing. The joint venture,...
Constellium and UACJ announce opening of their joint venture's automotive body sheet plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky
<p>Constellium N.V. and UACJ Corporation (UACJ) announced today the official opening of their new manufacturing plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, to supply aluminium automotive body sheet to the North American automotive industry under their joint venture, Constellium-UACJ ABS LLC. <br /><br />The...
India mines ministry asks NALCO to raise aluminium smelting capacity
<p>The recently ended Confederation of Indian Industry’s Sustainability Summit in New Delhi saw the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Mines, Coal, Power and New & Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal expressing concern about Indian aluminium majors not operating at their full...
Hubei in China outdoes aluminium capacity elimination target
<p>Hubei Province in China exceeded the outdated aluminium capacity elimination target set by the government during the 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-2015), industry sources reported. <br /><br />About 127,000 tonnes of outdated aluminium capacity in the province was weeded out during 2011-2015....
WEG to supply induction motors for UAE's first alumina refinery
<p>WEG Industries, one of the noted names in the global electric engineering, power and automation technology domain, has been signed in as the sole supplier of all low to medium voltage Induction motors for an upcoming alumina refinery in the UAE. This is WEG's second foray into the Middle East...
Sapa invests in machinery to produce super-large, light panels for offshore, marine industry
<p>Leading downstream aluminium products manufacturer Sapa is making major investments in new equipment and machinery capable of producing super-large, light panels for offshore and maritime industry, reported Aluminium International Today. The aluminium panels, measuring up to 18 metres in length...
Dajcor Aluminum plans C$10 mln expansion
<p>Ontario’s Dajcor Aluminum Ltd. is planning a C$10 million expansion to its plant in Chatham. The expansion is expected to lead to the addition of 35 new positions at the plant.<br /><br />The firm is receiving governmental aid in the form of a C$1 million from the province’s...
